Competitions · United States

Christmas City Cubing PA 2026

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania · 4 October 2026 · 5 events · 107 competitors · 87 personal bests

Eli Rogers won two of the five events (2×2, 3×3 blindfolded) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Eli Rogers by 0.13 seconds. 107 competitors produced 87 personal bests, 81 of which still stand today, and 18 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Milo Epstein took a 3×3 single of 51.10 down to 11.75, 77 percent better in one day.

Two wins

Eli Rogers — 2×2, 3×3 blindfolded

0.13s

closest final — 2×2, Eli Rogers over Brayden Wroten

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Kavin Prince	5.60	6.76
2×2	Eli Rogers	1.27	1.54
4×4	Livia Kleiner	24.85	29.14
3×3 blindfolded	Eli Rogers	46.05	—
Megaminx	Zakaria Mirre	37.88	42.78

The PB harvest

87 set · 81 still standing

Kade Martin — 3×3 single 6.77: into the top 1.1% of the event's history.
Connor Gaeckle — 3×3 single 6.85: into the top 1.2% of the event's history.
Bhargava Chandra Inampudi — 3×3 single 7.02: into the top 1.4% of the event's history.
Mariana K. Lee — 3×3 single 7.34: into the top 1.8% of the event's history.
Phoenix Truesdell — 3×3 single 7.43: into the top 1.9% of the event's history.
Noah Sanchez Nunez — 3×3 single 7.49: into the top 2.0% of the event's history.
Samin Yasar — 3×3 single 7.54: into the top 2.1% of the event's history.
Yenudi Rihansa Fernando — 3×3 single 7.64: into the top 2.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

18 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 22,685 people who made their debut in 2026. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.

The field

107 competitors · 439 results · 5 events.

Solve this final yourself

how this works →

The 3×3 final here ran on one scramble group, so these five sequences are exactly what the finalists faced. Kavin Prince won it with a 6.76 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

1D R B' R' D' R F' R L U2 B' L2 U2 F2 U R2 B2 D' R2
2F R' U' L D2 R2 B' U L2 B U2 B2 L2 U L2 F2 R2 L
3B' F2 U' B2 D L2 D2 R2 U2 B2 L2 U2 B' D' R2 B2 L' D U
4B' U2 B' R U' L2 B L' D2 F' D' B2 R2 F2 D2 F2 L2 D' R'
5F' D2 R B2 D R U2 B' U R2 B2 L2 D2 B' R2 D2 B' L' F

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

107 competitors

Reading this page: a single is one solve's time · an average is the middle three of five solves, best and worst discarded · a PB is a personal best · a final is a competition's last round; its order decides the podium · a DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · every solve starts from a computer-generated scramble, the same for every competitor in a round.